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As I walk beneath the valley,
I shall fear no evil,
'Cause thanks to King George and his rainbow cabinet,
Today murder is legal.

God I know that it's wrong,
To kill my brother for what he hasn't done,
And as the planes blacken the sky,
It sounds like heaven is falling,
It sounds like heaven is falling,
You promised me a new day a dawning.
I've seen a thousand points of light,
Like so many points of hatred, shame and horror.

God I want to be a man,
But I don't want to die with a rifle in my hand,
And as the planes blacken the sky
It sounds like heaven is falling,
It sounds like heaven is falling,
You promised me a new day a dawning.

Well nothing here looks new to me,
But a score of mothers' sons,
Caught 'tween the devil and the deep blue sea.

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One thing that most people don't realize it that the line,"I've seen a thousand points of light," refers to a speech by George Bush Sr. in which he says," I have spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation, doing good. We will work hand in hand, encouraging, sometimes leading, sometimes being led, rewarding. We will work on this in the White House, in the Cabinet agencies. I will go to the people and the programs that are the brighter points of light, and I will ask every member of my government to become involved. The old ideas are new again because they are not old, they are timeless: duty, sacrifice, commitment, and a patriotism that finds its expression in taking part and pitching in."

02/17/2006 at 03:22

One thing that most people don't realize it that the line,"I've seen a thousand points of light," refers to a speech by George Bush Sr. in which he says," I have spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation, doing good. We will work hand in hand, encouraging, sometimes leading, sometimes being led, rewarding. We will work on this in the White House, in the Cabinet agencies. I will go to the people and the programs that are the brighter points of light, and I will ask every member of my government to become involved. The old ideas are new again because they are not old, they are timeless: duty, sacrifice, commitment, and a patriotism that finds its expression in taking part and pitching in."

It seems fairly clear to me that this song is about war and the personal struggle to decide what is right, when the government says it's right to kill others in the name of God or fighting terror or whatever but you yourself feel that it's wrong. And possibly some people in our armed forces feel this way right now as they are swept up in wars started by a pair of "King Georges" (George Bush Sr and Jr). And furthermore, didn't George Bush Sr. talk about a new world order (a "new day a dawning") only for it to become clear now that it's to be brought about through neo-imperialism in the name of fighting terrorism? (AKA invading countries to "spread freedom and democracy.")

08/17/2005 at 04:01

It seems fairly clear to me that this song is about war and the personal struggle to decide what is right, when the government says it's right to kill others in the name of God or fighting terror or whatever but you yourself feel that it's wrong. And possibly some people in our armed forces feel this way right now as they are swept up in wars started by a pair of "King Georges" (George Bush Sr and Jr). And furthermore, didn't George Bush Sr. talk about a new world order (a "new day a dawning") only for it to become clear now that it's to be brought about through neo-imperialism in the name of fighting terrorism? (AKA invading countries to "spread freedom and democracy.")

'Heaven Is Falling' was written during the Gulf War, so it reflects a lot of anti-war sentiment. The whole song is written from the point of view of a soldier. This is how I interpret this song:
"As I walk beneath the valley I shall fear no evil" - this line is about a soldier going into battle.
"For thanks to King George and his rainbow cabinet today murder is legal" - this line refers to the president at the time, George Bush, and his rainbow cabinet.
"God I know that it's wrong to kill my brother for what he hasn't done" - this line has a lot to do with any type of war. When a soldier fights in battle he is killing his brother for something neither of them had anything to do with. During war people kill each other for something that the leaders of their countries started, not them.
"And as the planes blacken the sky It sounds like heaven is falling It sounds like heaven is falling You promised me a new day was dawning" - Graffin paints a very vivid portrayal of a place being bombed. It's scary just to think about. Planes blackening the sky; heaven falling. Graffin makes a point just how horrible it is when any place is bombed.
"You promised me a new day was dawning," - Graffin is trying to say that leaders are talking about peace and a better way to solve things, and then they go off and something like the Gulf War happens.
"I've seen a thousand points of light / Like so many points of hatred, shame, and horror" - this line basically says how war brings about hatred, shame, and horror.
"God I wanna be a man But I don't wanna die with a rifle in my hand" - this is probably my favorite line of this song. A lot of the time when a man doesn't want to go to war, or is against war, he is thought of as a coward, and not a man. From the point of view of this soldier, he wants to be a man, but he doesn't want to have to prove it by dying.
"Well nothing here looks new to me but score of mother's sons caught between the devil and the deep blue sea" - this line has to do with how this war is nothing new, and that it has happened all to many times.

07/11/2004 at 16:54

'Heaven Is Falling' was written during the Gulf War, so it reflects a lot of anti-war sentiment. The whole song is written from the point of view of a soldier. This is how I interpret this song:

"As I walk beneath the valley I shall fear no evil" - this line is about a soldier going into battle.

"For thanks to King George and his rainbow cabinet today murder is legal" - this line refers to the president at the time, George Bush, and his rainbow cabinet.

"God I know that it's wrong to kill my brother for what he hasn't done" - this line has a lot to do with any type of war. When a soldier fights in battle he is killing his brother for something neither of them had anything to do with. During war people kill each other for something that the leaders of their countries started, not them.

"And as the planes blacken the sky It sounds like heaven is falling It sounds like heaven is falling You promised me a new day was dawning" - Graffin paints a very vivid portrayal of a place being bombed. It's scary just to think about. Planes blackening the sky; heaven falling. Graffin makes a point just how horrible it is when any place is bombed.

"You promised me a new day was dawning," - Graffin is trying to say that leaders are talking about peace and a better way to solve things, and then they go off and something like the Gulf War happens.

"I've seen a thousand points of light / Like so many points of hatred, shame, and horror" - this line basically says how war brings about hatred, shame, and horror.

"God I wanna be a man But I don't wanna die with a rifle in my hand" - this is probably my favorite line of this song. A lot of the time when a man doesn't want to go to war, or is against war, he is thought of as a coward, and not a man. From the point of view of this soldier, he wants to be a man, but he doesn't want to have to prove it by dying.

"Well nothing here looks new to me but score of mother's sons caught between the devil and the deep blue sea" - this line has to do with how this war is nothing new, and that it has happened all to many times.

This song was added to the Generator album last minute in response to America's declaration of war on Iraq. King George is president George Bush and his rainbow cabinet is the united nations. This line tries to show how much pull the U.S. have over the U.N. The song takes the American soldiers point of view - dealing with having to fight in a war that he may not agree with.

07/11/2004 at 16:54

This song was added to the Generator album last minute in response to America's declaration of war on Iraq. King George is president George Bush and his rainbow cabinet is the united nations. This line tries to show how much pull the U.S. have over the U.N. The song takes the American soldiers point of view - dealing with having to fight in a war that he may not agree with.